EARL’S VACATION By Jack Earl, the polar bear, was tired of looking at nothing but white snow and cold ice. There was snow as far as he could see. “I’m tired of this boring snow,” Earl told his mother. “I’m going to go where I can see something different.” “But you are a polar bear,” said his caring mother. It didn’t matter to Earl. He quickly picked up his things and stomped away. In Earl’s bag were 35 marshmallow peeps, a bag of fish, and his pet rock, Rick. When he found the human’s camp he borrowed an ax, 4 oars, and two blankets. This was his plan. Earl first cut a triangle of ice out and put an oar on each side. Then he put one in the middle standing strait up, and put a blanket attached to that for a sail. For a ruttier Earl put the last oar in the back of the boat. The last blanket was for comfort. As he set sail he wondered if he would return home someday, and Earl quietly drifted off to sleep.
The next morning he awoke to a sudden jolt. Earl soon realized he had hit an iceberg. He took the oars and rowed around to see civilization. Cities, cars, people, roads, trains, everything was here. Earl wondered where he was so he looked for a sign. There! A big red sign saying Welcome to Greenland told him where he was. So he said, “I better keep going because I see a lot of snow. I wonder why it’s called Greenland.” So Earl determined as can be rowed over and away from Greenland. Soon he docked near a place called New York. Earl tied up his boat and walked ashore.
Earl had no idea this would be what it was like south of The North Pole. He decided to go farther, but when he returned to his boat, it had melted! Earl sadly walked away until he saw a sign that read Southeast Airlines. “South,” Earl said. “That’s where I want to go!” He found an airplane and sneakily got in the luggage compartment. 7 or 8 hours later a man opened the door, screamed, and fainted. “Sheesh,” Earl said and walked away. Another sign told him he was in California. As Earl explored, he found a beach and said, “This is for me.” Earl went down the hill and onto the warm sand where he met a crab named Hickery. They played all day until dark. Hickery offered Earl to stay at his cozy house. Hickery’s house was an abandoned shack near the shore complete with a comfy hammock. That night they ate delicious marshmallow peeps and swapped scary ghost stories.
After 2 weeks of fun in the sun Earl finally realized how he had just abandoned his mother. The next day he told Hickery he was leaving, so Hickery came too. For the next two days the friends rode trains, flew on airplanes, and took a boat until they reached the Arctic. When Earl found his happy mom they rejoiced and celebrated. After that incident, Earl and his mom always visited California once a year. As for Hickery, he tags along for every exciting trip.
Earl, the polar bear, was tired of looking at nothing but white snow and cold ice. There was snow as far as he could see. “I’m tired of this boring snow,” Earl told his mother. “I’m going to go where I can see something different.” “But you are a polar bear,” said his caring mother. It didn’t matter to Earl. He quickly picked up his things and stomped away. In Earl’s bag were 35 marshmallow peeps, a bag of fish, and his pet rock, Rick. When he found the human’s camp he borrowed an ax, 4 oars, and two blankets. This was his plan. Earl first cut a triangle of ice out and put an oar on each side. Then he put one in the middle standing strait up, and put a blanket attached to that for a sail. For a ruttier Earl put the last oar in the back of the boat. The last blanket was for comfort. As he set sail he wondered if he would return home someday, and Earl quietly drifted off to sleep.
The next morning he awoke to a sudden jolt. Earl soon realized he had hit an iceberg. He took the oars and rowed around to see civilization. Cities, cars, people, roads, trains, everything was here. Earl wondered where he was so he looked for a sign. There! A big red sign saying Welcome to Greenland told him where he was. So he said, “I better keep going because I see a lot of snow. I wonder why it’s called Greenland.” So Earl determined as can be rowed over and away from Greenland. Soon he docked near a place called New York. Earl tied up his boat and walked ashore.
Earl had no idea this would be what it was like south of The North Pole. He decided to go farther, but when he returned to his boat, it had melted! Earl sadly walked away until he saw a sign that read Southeast Airlines. “South,” Earl said. “That’s where I want to go!” He found an airplane and sneakily got in the luggage compartment. 7 or 8 hours later a man opened the door, screamed, and fainted. “Sheesh,” Earl said and walked away. Another sign told him he was in California. As Earl explored, he found a beach and said, “This is for me.” Earl went down the hill and onto the warm sand where he met a crab named Hickery. They played all day until dark. Hickery offered Earl to stay at his cozy house. Hickery’s house was an abandoned shack near the shore complete with a comfy hammock. That night they ate delicious marshmallow peeps and swapped scary ghost stories.
After 2 weeks of fun in the sun Earl finally realized how he had just abandoned his mother. The next day he told Hickery he was leaving, so Hickery came too. For the next two days the friends rode trains, flew on airplanes, and took a boat until they reached the Arctic. When Earl found his happy mom they rejoiced and celebrated. After that incident, Earl and his mom always visited California once a year. As for Hickery, he tags along for every exciting trip.